Preview:
Qatar will be hosting Uganda in a 3-match T20I series starting on Wednesday at the West End Park Stadium in Doha. Uganda’s tour of Qatar is sandwiched between two One-Day matches. The visitors played Qatar President’s XI on Tuesday a game which they lost while defending a target over 260. All the three matches of this T20I series will be day/night games and are likely to be high-scoring ones. Uganda will be touring India after this where they will be part of six one-day matches till the end of February.
Weather Condition/Report:
The weather is unlikely to play any effect over the first T20I game on Wednesday starting at 6 PM local time.
Pitch Condition/Report:
The West End Park International Stadium can well be considered as a high-scoring venue given the records in the T20I matches at this venue. This ground has an average score of 148 and the chasing team losing only once in six matches. The venue recorded a successful chase of 200+ target and also witnessed a team getting bowled out for only 101 batting first.
Average 1st innings score: 148 (Men’s T20Is)
Record of chasing teams: Won – 4, Lost – 1, Tie – 1
Injury and Availability:
(Will be added when there is an update)
Probable Playing XIs:
Qatar:
Kamran Khan, Faisal Javed Khan, Saqlain Arshad, Muhammad Tanveer, Mohammed Rizlan (WK), Zaheeruddeen Ibrahim, Noman Sarwar, Muhammad Imran Ashraf, Muhammad Nadeem, Iqbal Hussain Chaudhry (C), Gayan Buddika.
Bench – Muhammad Awais Malik, Khurram Shahzad, Imal Malindu.
Uganda:
Roger Mukasa, Saud Islam, Zephania Arinaitwe, Arnold Otwani (WK), Frank Akankwasa, Duesdedit Muhumuza, Brian Mark Masaba (C), Frank Nsubuga, Charles Waiswa, Henry Ssenyondo, Fred Achelam.
Bench – Kenneth Waiswa, Trevor Bukenya, Richard Agamire.
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